TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Calcium
KW - Copper
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Magnesium
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Zinc
AU - Rao K N
AU - Gupta J D
AU - Sehgal V N
AU - Chakrabarti A K
AU - Saha K
AB - <p>Serum zinc, copper, calcium and magnesium levels were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 56 leprosy patients comprising 14 BT, 12 BB, 11 BL and 19 LL. These findings were evaluated in comparison to 42 normal subjects serving as controls. A significant elevation of serum copper was recorded while reduction in zinc, calcium and magnesium was noted throughout the leprosy spectrum. The findings of our study are of considerable importance and need to be taken note of in the light of delineating these alterations to be the cause or effect of the disease.</p>
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3831093?dopt=Abstract
CN - Infolep Library - available
DA - 1985 Jul-Sep
IS - 3
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - <p>Serum zinc, copper, calcium and magnesium levels were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 56 leprosy patients comprising 14 BT, 12 BB, 11 BL and 19 LL. These findings were evaluated in comparison to 42 normal subjects serving as controls. A significant elevation of serum copper was recorded while reduction in zinc, calcium and magnesium was noted throughout the leprosy spectrum. The findings of our study are of considerable importance and need to be taken note of in the light of delineating these alterations to be the cause or effect of the disease.</p>
PY - 1985
SP - 556
EP - 61
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Trace elements in the sera of leprosy spectrum.
VL - 57
SN - 0254-9395
ER -